Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) Deputy Inspector General (DIG) Sanjay Kumar, while addressing the media about the Budgam encounter, said that the obstruction caused by the locals at the site made their operation more difficult, as they were forced to divert their attention from the militant. The DIG said that that the people of Kashmir should let law take its own course and should not obstruct the operation against militants. The DIG advised the locals of Valley to stay from the operation sites.